Eight years
ago, Amelia Harris had her life ripped out from underneath her. Being the
centre of the town gossip was hard enough, but when the boy who promised her
forever left without so much as a goodbye, he took her ability to love with
him.

After
family tragedy brings Evan North back into her life, the secrets of her past
have never felt as close as they do now. When the same scandal that tore them
apart rears its ugly head, will history be doomed to repeat itself?

“He knew everything already, you know? It was easy to be
myself around him.” I reach out and take my drink.

“But that’s not all, is it?” Jess challenges before sipping
her wine. “The fact he knows what happened to you in school isn’t the only
reason you miss him, is it?” She lowers her chin, levelling me with her gaze.

“No.”

I don’t even know how to describe it, that soulful
connection you get with another. When I’m around him, nothing else bothers me.
My world narrows when he’s in view, and I like how it feels to have those
blinders on. It’s as though I’m focussing on the only things that matter: the
people close to me.

“What if I misread him?” I ask. “What if he wasn’t that into
me?”

“How many nights did he come over to see you at Kath’s?”

“Most of them.”

“How many times did he message you?”

“Every day.”

Jess glares, her lips curling up on one side. “Yeah, he
wasn’t into you at all.”

Author Bio

Born and bred in Canterbury, New Zealand, Max now resides
with her family in beautiful and sunny Queensland, Australia.

Life with two young children can be hectic at times, and
although she may not write as often as she would like, Max wouldn’t change a
thing.

In her down time, Max can be found at her local gym,
brain-storming through a session with the weights. If not, she’s probably out
drooling over one of many classic cars on show that she wishes she owned.